Last summer, I interned at the largest newspaper in the state of Delaware. I realize that’s more or less equivalent to bragging about being the tallest midget, but the detail is important, as you’ll see in a moment. Read more...

It is not every day that empty pizza boxes, a half-eaten chocolate cake and an Oscar statuette rest on the same table, much less the same classroom. Read more...

Loose Fur “Born Again in the USA” Drag City Records The title of an album can say a lot about its contents. Pavement’s “Slanted & Enchanted” is just that ““ a blend of skewed pop instrumentation and off-beat vocal delivery so unlikely it never fails to captivate. Read more...

Edgar Degas’ images of ballet dancers are a touchstone of early modern art familiar even to museum-phobic art-neophytes; his paintings of young women have enjoyed iconic status for more than a century. Read more...

I have few rules in life, but one is that any time the Oscars feature a song with the word “pimp” in the title, I have to write a running diary. Read more...

Few can deny that the Internet is changing the face of music. The unshaven kid who frequents coffee shops armed only with his acoustic guitar no longer has to post fliers all over the city to attract an audience, but can simply post an Internet bulletin to let hundreds of people know. Read more...

It’s the last call for drinks. The night is over. The horny crowd slowly leaves; the noise deflates to a series of routine, drunken good-byes, after-hours invitations and an occasional, forgettable argument. Read more...